It is a document form that extensively assesses the performance of employees from various viewpoints. Unlike other review templates, it allows feedback and assessment from different sources such as peers, colleagues, employers, managers, and sometimes from customers.
This free template provides a thorough overview of employees, including their strengths, shortcomings, and areas of improvement. It provides sections for assessing job knowledge and skills, work quality, and communication skills, including personal qualities and teamwork. Sections are provided for writing feedback and recommendations for an employee. Overall, it enables employers to conduct a proper and thorough assessment of their employees.
Employee and evaluator details can be mentioned at the start of this template. An evaluation criteria (from 1 to 5) is provided, that the evaluators can use to rate the skills of their employees and add comments for every skill. The main sections of this template are:
- The first section of this template assesses the job knowledge and skills of an employee, such as knowledge of job responsibilities, technical skills, consistency in performance, and adaptability to new tasks.
- The secondary section assesses the work quality of an employee, such as the attention to detail, completion of tasks on time, production of quality work, and efficiency in task execution.
- Communication skills, including clarity in communication, active listening, effective expression of ideas of an employee, and keeping teams informed about the progress can be evaluated in a respective section.
- Likewise, the ability to work in a team and the interpersonal skills of an employee can also be evaluated. Various aspects, including collaboration, respecting colleagues, conflict handling, and a positive approach to team morale are evaluated in a particular section.
- Leadership and initiative skills present in your employees, such as taking initiative, motivating and inspiring the team, and providing guidance to subordinates can be assessed in the following section.
- Personal qualities, including adaptability to change, integrity, commitment, dedication, and professionalism, can also be evaluated in a distinct section in this review template.
- Furthermore, the problem-solving and decision-making abilities of an employee can assessed through skills, such as analytical thinking, bringing innovative solutions, making informed decisions, and addressing issues proactively.
- Overall, comments can be added by the evaluator and feedback can be provided regarding the employee’s performance and behavior. Additionally, recommendations for improvements, training, or any other feedback can be provided here. At the end of this template evaluator’s signature can be added.
This template has already filled sections with skills and sub-skills for evaluating your employees in an organized manner. Although this template is easily customizable, the best part of this template is that it provides you with a structure that includes the proper rating system and the feedback areas assisting you to assess each skill of your employee in a proper way.
It is available in multiple file formats, such as ODT, DocX, DotX, and Google Docs. It has a clean and professional layout, assisting evaluators in effectively assessing the skills and performance of an employee from various perspectives.
